TELLEZ v. PACIFIC GAS AND ELEC. CO., INC.

No. 85-2774.

817 F.2d 536 (1987)

Thomas TELLEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., and Does I-X, inclusive, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 15, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edith J. Benay, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Maureen L. Fries, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before CHOY, GOODWIN and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges.


GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:

Thomas Tellez appeals a summary judgment in favor of his employer, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Inc. (PG & E). The district court held that Tellez's claims alleging violations of California tort law were preempted by Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185(a), or, in the alternative, lacked merit. We reverse.

Tellez has worked for PG & E since 1972, and is a member of Local No. 1245 of...

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